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Driver Airbag Becomes Standard Feature on All Volvo Trucks

16 May, 2005

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Volvo Truck Australia has announced that driver airbags will be a standard feature on all its new trucks. This addition represents a substantial contribution to driver’s safety and comes in addition to an impressive list of other safety devices that are standard on Volvo trucks.

Volvo’s Accident Research Team has conducted extensive tests that demonstrate that airbags reduce injuries to a driver’s chest and head. Analysis of actual crash sequences in 94 real-life accidents revealed that the deployment of airbags mitigates the consequences of most frontal collisions.

Driver airbags, in conjunction with other safety features, including disc brakes, EBS (Electronically Controlled Braking System), ABS (Antilock Braking System), and FUPS (Front Underrun Protection System) are standard on Volvo trucks.

Established in 1969, the Volvo Truck Accident Research Team has investigated over 1,400 accidents to date. It pioneers design innovations, including cabs made of high-strength steel, energy-absorbent, impact-friendly cab trim, collapsible steering wheels, and, of course, three-point seat belts and standard driver airbags. On this specific issue it is obvious that the single most important contribution to safety derives from the use of the standard three-point seat belt. Studies show that the use of seat belts would have prevented or radically reduced injuries suffered by truck drivers in at least 60% of the accidents studied.

‘At Volvo we are firmly committed to the path on which the company embarked way back in 1927,’ says Ken Cowell, Volvo Truck Australia’s, National Product Strategy Manager. ‘And with every step we take on that path, our trucks become safer for drivers and other road-users.’

‘The airbag is a safety complement to the seat belt, not a substitute for it’ continues Ken. ‘For the airbag to perform its function, drivers must wear their seat belt’.

About Volvo Truck Australia

Volvo Truck Australia is a division of Volvo Commercial Vehicles Australia Pty. Ltd. (VCVA). Established in 2004, VCVA is the legal entity representing both the Mack and Volvo truck brands in Australia and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volvo Group, a publicly held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. With 2004 sales of approximately $37.5billion, Volvo’s business areas include heavy trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace and financial services.

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